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Miniaturpark Madurodam |
2584 RZ Den Haag, Netherlands |
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| Address |
George Maduroplein 1
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| Floor area | 62 630 m² / 674 144 ft² |
Museum typ
Exhibition
Model-making in general
- Model Railway
- Model Cars
- Model Ships
- Model Aircraft and Aviation
- Technical and functional models
- Buildings- & Landscape Models
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Opening times
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daily in winter min.: 11:00 - 17:00; in summer max.: 9:00 – 21:00
elke dag: 11:00 - 17:00 / 09:00 – 20:00
täglich im Winter min.:11 –17 Uhr; im Sommer max.: 9 -21 Uhr |
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Status from 06/2014
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age +5 years: € 15 (online € 13,50) Kinderen tot en met 3 jaar: Gratis; Tickets: € 15,50 (online € 13,50) Alter ab 5Jahre: € 15 (online € 13,50) |
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| Homepage | www.madurodam.nl | ||||
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| Location / Directions |
Madurodam is a miniature park and tourist attraction in the Scheveningen district of The Hague, Netherlands By public transportBy train to The Hague and then by tram or bus, which stops in front of the entrancefrom: * The Hague Central Station: by tram 9 towards Scheveningen Noorderstrand, stop Madurodam (also by tram 8 towards Madurodam during rush hour) * Hollands Spoor Station The Hague: by tram 9 towards Scheveningen Noorderstrand, stop Madurodam (also by tram 8 towards Madurodam during rush hour) * Scheveningen beach: by tram 9 towards Vrederust, stop Madurodam or by bus 22 towards Duinzigt, stop Plesmanweg By carFrom Centrum (A12, A4)Follow the signs for Madurodam to the ramp for the Hubertus viaduct. There you go right up the viaduct, stay on the right and take the next exit for Madurodam. At the end of the exit, turn left (under the viaduct) and the car park will be on your right. v From Wassenaar/Amsterdam (A44/N44, A4) Head towards Madurodam via the N14 in the direction of Scheveningen, ending at the Hubertus viaduct. There you take the right up the viaduct, stay on the right and take the next exit for Madurodam. At the end of the exit, turn left (under the viaduct) and the car park will be on your right. Parking Follow the “Parking” signs in order to safely and cheaply park your car at Madurodam. You can park at our own car park (cost € 7.50 p/d). Busses park free of charge. |
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| Location / Directions (other) |
Met het openbaar vervoerMet de trein naar Den Haag en dan met de tram of bus voor de deur uitstappenMadurodam is bereikbaar vanaf: * Station Den Haag Centraal: met tram 9 richting Scheveningen Noorderstrand, halte Madurodam * Station Den Haag Hollands Spoor: met tram 9 richting Scheveningen Noorderstrand, halte Madurodam * Scheveningen strand: met tram 9 richting Vrederust, halte Madurodam of met bus 22 richting Duinzigt, halte Plesmanweg |
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| Description | From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Madurodam is home to a range of perfect 1:25 scale model replicas of famous Dutch castles, public buildings, and large industrial projects as found at various locations in the country. The park was opened in 1952 and has been visited by tens of millions of visitors since that date. In 2012 Madurodam celebrated its 60th anniversary. Some facts:* The official opening of Madurodam was July 2, 1952. * Madurodam has a railway network of approximately 4 km.[1] * There are 50,000 lights in this city.[2] * The miniature cars drive an average of 14,000 miles per year (which is almost the same as an average Dutchman). The parkMadurodam is called a city, but is more than that. It shows the most important/characteristics parts of The Netherland. Some things that visitors can see in Madurodam are:* National museum. * Binnenhof (where the government is located). * The airport. * The harbor * Canal houses * Fields of tulips * Windmills New MadurodamBecause Madurodam was coming closer to its 60 anniversary they (the direction) wanted to do something special. Research showed that visitors thought there was not much to do in the park. These findings and declining number of visitors was the reason to close the park between November 2011 and March 2012 so it was possible to renovate Madurodam. With the renovations of 8 million euro the park has now three themes: water as a friend and an enemy, the old city and The Netherlands as an inspiration for the world. In every theme visitors can do activities. For example it’s possible to make your own lightshow or your own music mix. Also there are activities like opening and closing dams and bridges and buying flowers for the lowest price. For the visitors are a lot of things to do, but there is also invested in new aspects of bringing information over. There are interactive screens where little movies are shown. Visitors can activate these screens by scanning the card they got while entering Madurodam. With this card it’s possible to activate a screen and see for example on the screen that stands next to the Delta works a surfer telling about it.BuildingsEverything that is standing in Madurodam has a scale of 1:25. Before making a building the direction has to decide if they want to have that building in Madurodam. After their decision the first thing that is going to happen is searching for information. This information contains the shape of the building but also the color etc. Therefor the designers/makers search for a lot of pictures. After this information search it's possible to start making the models. A computer measures everything and after that it sends his information to a machine that makes the real model. Then the model is done but it is not finished yet. The model has to be painted. Therefor the model goes to the painting room where it gets the real look. In this painting room restorations also take place. Because everything is standing outside it can happen that the paint fall offRealisticMadurodam wants to show their visitors a realistic view of The Netherlands but then in a small version. Even the trees around the buildings are on the scale 1:25. These trees need to be kept small, so there is a lot of work in that. Also there are a lot of little people around the buildings. This shows the real life of the Dutch people. These 'residents' also change with the weather. In the winter they wear jackets and warm clothes and in the summer they wear t-shirts. Also the residents of Madurodam become more and more multicultural. Now it's also possible to see some 'residents' who come from other countries (immigrants), because this is also the reality in real life in The Netherlands |
| Description (other) |
Enkele kernfeiten:* Het park werd officieel geopend op 2 juli 1952* Het park beslaat een totaaloppervlak van 62.630 m² * De gebouwde stad zelf meet 17.630 m² * Er zijn circa 50.000 lampjes * Alle gebouwen, wegen en voertuigen zijn op schaal 1:25 * De stad telt ruim 700 maquettes Vernieuwing en 60-jarig bestaan.De bekende, karakteristieke miniaturen blijven het hart van het nieuwe Madurodam vormen. Ze zijn nu onderverdeeld in drie gebieden: WaterRijk, StedenRijk en VindingRijk. In WaterRijk is te zien hoe Nederland omgaat met water. Zo zijn de handel in de Rotterdamse haven, maar ook de technieken achter een watermolen, de Oosterscheldekering, dijken en polders te bekijken. In StedenRijk is te zien hoe Nederland vanuit de oude steden is gegroeid tot het huidige land. In Vindingrijk te zien wat Nederland te bieden heeft qua architectuur, innovaties, logistiek, entertainment en design.ModelspoorbaanDe modelspoorbaan van Madurodam is met een lengte van circa vier kilometer de grootste modelbaan in Nederland. In het spoorwegnet liggen vier stations en negen bruggen. In de werkplaats ligt een opstelterrein met acht sporen. De baan is verdeeld in 33 blokken. Hierop kunnen twaalf treinen tegelijkertijd rijden.Alle treinen zijn in Madurodam met de hand gemaakt van messing en polyester. Het rollend materieel van de spoorwegen rijdt per jaar 16.000 kilometer en gaat net als zijn grote voorbeeld regelmatig voor revisie naar de werkplaats. Bij de start werden treinen gemaakt door Amsterdamse, Haagse en andere modelbouwers, en locomotieven onder meer door de bedrijfsscholen van de NS. Enkele modeltreinen die in Madurodam rondrijden (ook van types die in werkelijkheid inmiddels buiten dienst zijn): Locomotieven* NS 1100,* 1200, * 1300, * 1600 * 1700 Treinstellen* Hondenkoptreinstel* Plan V, Sprinter * Wadloper * Motorpost * Dubbeldekker * Diverse typen rijtuigen en goederenwagons * Thalys (op de Hogesnelheidslijn) Trams* Gele Tram (HTM), HTM gelede tram en RandstadRail; voorts een stoomtram (locs 26 en 7742 (Bello)) van de SHM. |
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